Health and Climate Change: How can tackling Climate Change improve your health?

Date: 23 November 2021 About the lecture: Marina Romanello will give an overview of the work of the Lancet Countdown on tracking the impacts of climate change on human health. Jenny Mindell will speak about active travel (walking, cycling and using public transport) and the way in which this reduced carbon emissions and provides numerous health benefits. Ilan Kelman will talk about the health impacts of migration and disasters under climate change, whereas Gesche Huebner will discuss mental health and climate change, a frequently overlooked yet crucial topic. Speakers: Dr Marina Romanello, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Francis Crick Institute Professor Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health at University College London Professor Jenny Mindell, Professor of Public Health at University College London Dr Gesche Huebner, Lecturer in Sustainable and Healthy Built Environments at Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources